| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 3 Mortality And Longevity Data |
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| In 1985 in the United States, tobacco was responsible for 25% of all deaths in women |
| in the age group 35 to 69. In 1995, tobacco will be responsible for 37% of the deaths |
| in this age group. |
| Washington Post, March 1992 |
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| Smokers are three times more likely than nonsmokers to die before the age of 70. 30 |
| out of every 200 nonsmokers will survive until the age of 90, but only three of every 200 |
| people who smoke a pack a day or more will live to age 90. |
| Associated Press, February 1, 1993, and American Medical News, March 8, 1993 |
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| 60% of smokers survive to age 70 years, compared with 83% of never-smokers. Only |
| 12% of current smokers survive to age 85, compared with 35% of never-smokers. |
| British Medical Journal, October 8, 1994, p.907 |
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| In a study of 7700 British men, only an estimated 42% of 20 year olds who were |
| lifelong smokers would be expected to live to age 73, compared with 78% of lifelong |
| non-smokers. |
| British Medical Journal, October 12, 1996, p. 907 |
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| A 50 year old male smoker has a 31% chance of dying before age 70. A 50 year old |
| nonsmoker has only an 11% chance of not living until age 70. |
| Deadly Choices, p. 162 |
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| A male age 55 to 59 who smokes a pack a day or more has a 46% chance of dying in |
| the next decade and a half. A male lifelong nonsmoker of the same age has only an |
| 18% chance of dying in the next decade and a half. |
| American Cancer Society, Cancer Prevention Study II (1982-1986) |
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